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NASB | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. |
Bible Question: can you please elaborate more on Chapter 1:2-3? |
Bible Answer: Hi moji; first let me say that the earth as we may think of it did not come about until verse 10. The Creator could have made the earth perfect right off the bat, but by proceeding gradually we are more capable of understanding His methods of providence and grace. In other words, God started with chaos for our benefit. The universe began as a gaseous mixture of molecules and it was confusion and emptiness. If there was anything that could have been seen, there was no light to view it by, nor were there eyes to view it with. This is a extremely deep subject to elaborate on and I would love to go on, but, "give a man a fish and he will have a meal,teach a man how to fish and you feed him for life" I must tell you that I get a wealth of information from Matthew Henry's commentary -(printed around 1710)and you can read the source of the above wisdom by going to http://www.blueletterbible.org This is one of my favorite sites for study. Peace, Tim |
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